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Jewish Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against UNLV, Alleges ‘Unchecked Spread of Anti-Semitism’

May 28, 2024 5:19 pm

Plaintiff Cory Gerwaski, an observant jewish student at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has filed a federal lawsuit (see below) against the university, Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), UNLV President Keith Whitfield, and a variety of student groups alleging that the ‘”unchecked spread of antisemitism” has caused him...

OPINON: With My Reforms, We Can Turn WCSD Around

May 24, 2024 6:21 pm

Hello. I am Oscar Williams, running for Washoe School Board District E. I’m a thirty-year resident of Reno and a super dad. My son attended Westergard and Billinghurst in District E as a special needs student due to his dyslexia. To the parents of children with dyslexia, there is hope—lots...

OPINION: The True Power and Responsibility of a WCSD Trustee

May 21, 2024 1:10 pmMay 21, 2024 2:18 pm

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” George Orwell, 1984 Washoe County School District has immense power; the power to shape the minds of 60,000 students each day. It has a huge responsibility to do so in...

OPINION: Dear DCSD Redshirts, We Will NOT Resign

May 21, 2024 10:46 amJune 5, 2024 11:42 am

Author’s note: This is my personal opinion and does not represent the board or district of Douglas County Schools. Four Douglas County School Board Trustees, Katherine Dickerson, Doug Englekirk, Susan Jansen, and me, David Burns, were elected to adhere to the values of Douglas County residents. As we are opposed...

Schools Over Stadium Strikes Out With Supremes

May 13, 2024 12:20 pmMay 20, 2024 12:29 pm

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejected the language of a referendum petition to overturn Senate Bill 1, the public financing legislation needed to move the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas. The higher court agreed that the petition was “legally deficient” and “confusing.” In a...

Opinion: Bridging the Gap in Washoe County’s Education System

May 2, 2024 10:48 am

In reflecting on the state of education in Washoe County, it’s hard not to draw parallels to the repetitive cycle depicted in the comedy classic, Groundhog Day. Year after year, we awaken to the disheartening reality of stagnant school rankings and declining scores. Despite our best efforts, progress seems elusive,...

OPINION: Catholic School Shuts Down after NV Democrats Cut Scholarship Program

April 29, 2024 2:32 pmApril 29, 2024 2:26 pm

The Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ) published a devastating editorial on Monday detailing how St. Anne’s Catholic School – an elementary school serving low-income, mostly minority children – is shuttering its doors thanks to Democrats in the Nevada Legislature. “They just keep closing all the ones on the side of town...